Selected Publications

Morris, D.D.. "Choosing the Best Mediation Style," Connecticut Law Tribune, February 19, 2001.

University Awards

University of New Haven's Excellence in Student Advisement Award, May 2011.

Biographical Statement

Professor Morris is Director of the Legal Studies Program at UNH and teaches law, law & policy, dispute resolution, and restorative justice courses. Her research interests focus on alternative forms of dispute resolution and restorative justice, their impact on participants and the justice system, and international conflict resolution. Currently, she is a co-principal investigator on a COPS grant project to implement and evaluate the impact of police referrals of cases to community mediation and is also working on a restorative justice undergraduate textbook for Sage Publishers.

Before joining the UNH faculty in 1999, Professor Morris was an attorney in the New Haven area focusing on civil litigation, civil rights, employment law, and appellate advocacy. As a mediator, she has served as a Special Master in the U.S. District Court, a volunteer community mediator, a pro bono mediator for the EEOC, and conducted mediation and conflict management trainings for adults and students. Active in several legal and ADR organizations, she has also served as Editor for Dialogue, the newsletter for the Restorative and Community Justice Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

Professor Morris also is the Director of the UNH Center for Dispute Resolution and enjoys training students to be peer mediators. She is also adviser to the Legal Society, assisting students with bringing law-related speakers and programs to campus as well as off-campus trips.

Long hikes in the woods, travel – especially adventure travel, spending time with family and friends, and enjoying being at the family lakeside cottage in Maine are a few of her favorite things.